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Are we there yet?
I can’t always reach the image in my mind… almost never, in fact… so that the abstract image I create is not quite there, but it gets to the point where I can leave it. — Chuck Close Ah that … Continue reading
The reason – The intent
I want the viewer to look at my work and have a reaction of their own, or none, without my intervention. When people come to me and ask questions, I’m often guilty of asking them questions back, until they reveal what they think about the piece. Then I might agree, or be intrigued by something new they found all on their own, sometimes I’m surprised by their take on it. That’s good! I might also share some of my own thoughts about it, either about the making of it and how it started or what I thought after it was all done. Continue reading
Blog wanderings
First off thanks to Sandra D for the reference to Bill and Dave’s Cocktail Hour blog with this great quote: The lesson has never really left me: the more you work, the better you work, and the less you yearn … Continue reading
Reading the whole thing
When I first read those last two paragraphs (of McCain’s) I wanted to stand up and applaud. Why? Because it is inclusive of what people are doing in contemporary quilting rather than trying to draw all these lines about is and is-not. She says what appeals, both to the maker and the viewer, of a quilt – and allows that quilters of the past also worked within these interests and did it well using their knowledge of design and composition and the medium. Continue reading
Putting yourself into your work
This really spoke to me. The armorer/restorer’s comments about the nature of his work and what it can reveal about these items is worth listening alone, but I wished everyone could look for and listen to what is behind some … Continue reading
